Liberty County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes: September 4, 2025

• •The Board approved a $1,200 contribution to provide additional EMS coverage at Liberty County High School football games for the current season.
• •The Board approved Transit Resolution 2025-27 for an Innovative Service Development Grant totaling $219,619, requiring a $21,961 local match.
• •The transit grant aims to reduce local transit reservation wait times from 72 hours to next-day service.
• •The Board approved an Excessive Force Policy and a Citizen Complaint Policy, contingent on legal modifications to ensure the latter does not restrict First Amendment rights.
• •The Building Department has been temporarily relocated to the Elections Office.
• •The Grants Coordinator position will be relocated to the Clerk's office for oversight.
• •The Board authorized advertising for the position held by retiring Extension Director Shelly King.
• •The Board denied a request for an easement by the Recreation Director because the land is currently under lease.
• •The Board approved the resignation of Allison Malloy and the part-time hiring of Kathy Brown.
• •A public comment period for the CDBG-DR storm recovery grant is scheduled to end at the end of September 2025.

The Board approved a $1,200 expenditure for additional EMS coverage at high school football games and authorized a $219,619 transit grant to reduce local transportation wait times.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.